Tinesha Deleston
4/1/13
Soc100 148


                                                                              Power
Power is the ability to bring about an intend outcome, even when opposed by others. Oppression means the exercise of tyranny by a ruling group. Both of these words have something to do with domination over someone or something. In the article FIVE FACTS OF OPPRESSION written by Iris Young, talks about the five different types of oppression which are violence, exploitation, marginalization, powerlessness, and cultural imperialism. All five of these different "faces" deals with the issue of power and oppression, and the ending results of this topic is inferiority, non acceptance, abandonment, alienation, xenophobia, and isolation upon the people of our world today. All of these five elements are a big problem in our society today and is slowly being examined by people as time go on. In the video called The Milgram Experiment tested by Stanley Milgram, Shows how a group of individuals was put to a test on Obedience to Authority. Some of the people from the group portrayed themselves as teachers, and the others as the learners. The learners was hooked up to this machine that gave out electric shocks. The teachers had to ask the learners questions, how ever many times the learner answered the questions wrong they will get zapped each time with a higher amount of volts by the electric shock machine. The teachers didn't want to go through with the experiment because they felt guilty that they had to cause the learners pain. One of the teachers from the group dropped out from the experiment because he felt he was really  hurting the person he had to zap. The teachers was mandated to follow the rules and regulations that was giving to them without any questions or personal thoughts they had on the situation. This situation brings me to the teaching of oppression and power, which chapter 5 is all on. One of the problems that is discussed from this chapter is The Intersection Of  Race, Class and gender. This briefly talks about how race, class, and gender are unequal to society and the chapter gets a little more in depth in to the dimensions of inequality. As you can see the article, video, and chapter all have something to do with power and how people with power can be oppressive towards others. I'm in away is going through the same thing because I live under my grandparents roof, and they have the authority to tell me what and what not to do. They could even tell me to leave their apartment at any giving time because of the fact that this is their property and I'm over 18 years old. I would have to respect and listen to anything they say or ask me to do, even if I don't recommend or agree with it.